12/12/2024
‘Tis the season for blankets, mud, ice, and all of an equestrian’s “favorite” things.
We love the work we do, and it’s amazing how much a little gesture like a clean and dry horse can mean to us on these cold days.
We get that it won’t always be possible, but it’s a gentle reminder that something like this could make your vets or farriers or body workers’ day a little bit better and job just a little bit easier.
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Just a polite request made for every Veterinarian, Farrier, Massage Therapist or frankly anyone who works on horses for a living.
Please have your horse clean, brushed off, legs and feet cleaned. Please do not apply hoof oil before the vet or farrier comes.
This is an all year round request. But especially this time of year. I will not put hypodermic needles (vaccines, coggins, regional limb blocks, microchips) or acupuncture needles through mud and dirt. Acupuncture horses need to be dry. When I do lameness exams or spinal manipulations I am going to be touching the legs and feet. Mud does show up on radiographs and can look like unwanted things.
Please, please, please have your horses clean and preferably dry for our appointments.
This is a picture of what is not ok, and this was the clean side.
Your, sick of being covered in mud and wet, veterinarian. 😬😬
